Burial-vault.



. PATENTED JAN. 8, 1907.,

A. H. HAVARD. K QBURIAL VAULT.

APPLIGATION FILED SEPT. 1.1906.

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v W/TNESSES INVENTOH ATTORNEYS PATENTED JAN. 8, 1907.

A. H. HAVARD.v

BURIAL VAULT. APPLICATION FILED SEPT."1,1906.

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WITNESSES 1 v @wyw A TTOHNEYS ALBERT HENRY HAVARD, OF URBANA, lLhili' ifi.

BURiAL -VAULTu no. sconsv.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Est/exited Jan. 5,

Application filed September 1, 1908. Serial No. 333,017.

To (all whom, it vim/y concern:

it known that I, ALBERT I-Innn HA- vnnn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Urbana, in the county of Champaign and State of Illinois, have invented a new and Improved Vault, of which the 01 lowing is a full, clear, and exact description.-

This invention is an improvement Y in vaults for burial pur oses, having among bined with novel means for lowering this part of the vault after it is dry and hard into the grave. A metal top fits into the rabbeted edge of the box-likestructurc and is placed thereon after the casket is placed in position.

l.hereafter the metal top is covered withg-roen concrete, which knits to the lower porii 11 of the vault and forms a hermetically sealed case.

iieierence is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specifica tion, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the fig- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the box or lower portion of my improved vault. Fig. 2 is a perspective view oi the same with the metal lid in place and partly covered over with green concrete. Fig, 3 is a transverse vertical section through the vault, taken on a planepa'ssing through one of the bracebars and showm the means employed in lowering the box into the grave. Fig. 4 is a section similar to Fig. 3 with the top of the vault in place ;.and Fig. 5 is a plan view of it her employed in lowering the box into the ave, said bar being also shown in vertical etion in Fig.3. Referring to the drawing-figures, the numeral 1. indicates a box open at its upper end u constituting the lower portion ot a vault. ihis box is made entirely of concrete with he exception of two metal brace-bars 2, dded in the concrete near each end.

' is shown, these bars are substantially U- shaiped to conform to the shape of the box an are thickened their upper ends at 3,

which are rabbeted, as at 4, on their inner faces to conform to the inner upper rabheted edge of the box. The interior of the box is preferably formed with a concave bottom 5, extending longitudinally, and outwardlyinclined sides 6, forming the chamber of the vault, larger at its upper end, thus adapting the casket to be easily entered. The thickened portions 3 of the brace-bars 2 are provided with inclined threaded sockets 7, which are adapted to be engaged by threaded eyes 8, attached to chains or other flexible connections 9, said chains being connected together at their opposite ends by a ring 1.0 or other suitable device. tached screw-eyes are designed to be used to lower this portion of the vault into the grave after it has become dry and hard. To obviate any danger of straining the sides of the vault during this operation, a cross-bar 11 between each of the brace-bars is employed,

- and the cross-bars 11 are removed from each of the brace-bars 2 and taken from the grave A metal top or cover 13, which is preferably dished, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, is seated in the rabbeted ed e oi the box after the casket has been place d therein. This being accomplished, a heavy layer of green concrete 14 is placed over the top 13, conforming thereto and fashioned to give this part of the vault a neat finish.

Although I have described the invention in detail and the best mode of carrying it out, it is evident that slight changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit thereof, and I consider that am entitied to such modifications a fall within the scope of the annexed claims.

Having thus described .my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A vault comprising a concrete box forming its lower portion, hrnoe-bars having upper thickened ends coniormingto the shape of and embedded in the box, said box and brace-bars being rabbeted on their upper inner edges,a metal to portion of the'box, and a layer of concrete covering the top.

2. A vault comprising a concrete box forming its lower por brace-b ar.

of the box, the upper and bars being rabbet upger thickened ends embedded in the box conforming to the she e thereof; and a threaded socketin the thicli p seated in the rabbeted tion, brace-bars having ened endof each a box of hard, edded in the Wil i top for the boi: having the edges thereof seatedin the rabbeted edges of the box, and 15 a layer of green concrete covering the top and enterin the rabbeted portion. between the top and oXJ In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of 20 two subscribing Witnesses.

ALBERT HENRY HAVARD.

Witnesses: SAMUEL 0. Fox, ISAAC, T. LEAS; 

